Poirot's Early Cases vs The Clocks: Which Should You Read?
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Poirot's Early Cases
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With his career still in its formative years, we learn many things about how Poirot came to exercise those famous "grey cells" so well. Fourteen of the eighteen stories collected herein are narrated by Captain Arthur…
The Clocks
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Sheila Webb, typist-for-hire, has arrived at 19 Wilbraham Crescent in the seaside town of Crowdean to accept a new job. What she finds is a well-dressed corpse surrounded by five clocks. Mrs Pebmarsh, the blind owner of…
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The verdict
- Readers rate The Clocks highest: The Clocks 4.3 · Poirot's Early Cases 3.9.
- Poirot's Early Cases has the widest readership — 17165 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Poirot's Early Cases | The Clocks | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (17165) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.6 (39) | 3.5 (2) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (56) | 4.5 (109) |
Reception
| Poirot's Early Cases | The Clocks | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 17165 | 109 |
| Editions | 63 | 99 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 15513 | — |
| Reading it now | 1538 | — |
| Written reviews | 1029 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 8128 | 2302 |
| Pages | 304 | 248 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Poirot's Early Cases or The Clocks?
The Clocks has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Clocks 4.3/5, Poirot's Early Cases 3.9/5).
Which is shorter to read: Poirot's Early Cases or The Clocks?
The Clocks is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Clocks (248 pages, ≈ 4 h 36 m); Poirot's Early Cases (304 pages, ≈ 5 h 38 m).
Which is harder to read: Poirot's Early Cases or The Clocks?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Poirot's Early Cases: Moderate; The Clocks: Moderate.